Resources 5 More Great Guitar Blogs Worth A Follow I wrote a popular post a while back called "10 Great Guitar Blogs Worth a Follow". Well, the time has come to update that list a bit with "5 more great guitar blogs worth a follow". In no particular order: 1. tonefiend.com The personal blog
Guitars & Gear Craigslist, eBay…Reverb? Where did you buy your last guitar? Chances are, the next guitar (or gear) that you buy could be through the recently funded Reverb.com. Buying a guitar, or guitar equipment, can still be oddly challenging. In an era of Uber and Airbnb, it seems like buying and selling musical
Fingerstyle Fingerstyle (AKA Fundamentals) with Don Ross I’ve been trying out the JamPlay video course, Fingerstyle With Don Ross, and I have to say, it’s really good. For a few reasons: * Don is a really likable guy. * He’s very clear in his teaching and easy to follow. * The exercises build in a sensible and
Fingerstyle What Guitars do the Fingerstyle Gods Play? I thought it would be fun to take a quick look at the guitars played by some of the best fingerstyle guitar players in the world today. There's no breakdown of specs. No pros and cons or anything. Just some pictures and links. I'm sure these
Acoustic Guitar Learn How To Play Guitar Online A guitar is like, well... a hobbit. As Gandalf once said, “Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you..." Same with guitar. You can learn a
Apps & Tech The 7 Best Backing Track Apps for Guitar Backing tracks have come a long way from the old CD’s (or even cassettes). Remember those? There would be several versions of the same song on a CD - one with the lead melody, and then several versions in different keys without the lead melody. Those backing tracks (or
Getting Started The Guitar Style Guide: Find Guitar Lessons that Fit You Learning guitar takes a lifetime. There's so much to learn that no one could ever master it all. There are so many players to learn from, genres and time periods to dig into, thousands upon thousands of songs to study - it's a lot of fun.
Learn Guitar 13 Great Country Acoustic Guitar Lessons on YouTube As we all know, YouTube has a wealth of lessons and "how to play" tutorials for guitar. If you want insights into playing a particular song, riff, technique, or for exploring a new genre, it's the perfect place to search. A quick disclaimer: I don'
Apps & Tech Write Tab, Add Audio, and Share It From Your Phone. Simple. Tell me if any of this sounds familiar: Example A: Perhaps you heard, a few months ago Kirk Hammett lost his phone and over 250 musical ideas that he had recorded in it. 250 ideas! That's a lot of Metallica songs sitting in an iPhone. Now, Kirk Hammett
